Amazon EVS now offers Microsoft Windows Server Licensing
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This article announces that Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) now offers Microsoft Windows Server licensing entitlements for virtual machines.
- Windows Server VMs can now be migrated or created on Amazon EVS with licensing
- Pay per vCPU-hour basis for Windows Server licensing entitlements
- Configure EVS connector to vCenter Server and specify VM IDs for entitlement
- Add or remove entitlements anytime for flexible cost management
- Accelerates data center migration timelines while maintaining VMware environments
- Available in all AWS Regions where Amazon EVS is supported
Amazon EVS now simplifies Windows Server licensing for VMware workloads migrating to AWS, enabling faster data center exits with familiar infrastructure.
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